• Drink driving offences increased by 74% between 2003 and 2007, from 11,421 to 19,864
• In the period from 2003 to 2005, approximately 120 people were killed each year in alcohol-related crashes
• In the same period almost one third (31%) of crash deaths were alcohol-related
• Where Blood Alcohol Concentration levels were available for drivers killed, almost six out of ten had alcohol in their blood
• One in every six drivers with alcohol in their blood, who were responsible for fatal crashes in 2003, were not above the legal limit

Find out more about wider road safety issues visit the Road Safety Authority’s Crashed Lives campaign www.rsa.ie